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AFSC SEEKS CONTRIBUTIONS TO AID VICTIMS OF INDONESIAN EARTHQUAKE
DONATIONS NEEDED TO PURCHASE MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND FOOD IN CENTRAL INDONESIA
PHILADELPHIA – May 30 - The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is accepting financial contributions to assist victims of the earthquake in Indonesia. Reports confirm that more than 5,700 people have been killed. Over 200,000 are homeless and in need of emergency housing, food, water and other basic necessities after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake which struck close to the former Javanese capital of Yogyakarta.
From Yogyakarta, AFSC staff person Monica Espinoza writes, “The earthquake affected mostly the Southeastern part of the city and many of the nearby villages. Inside the city, there have been people injured and some houses and buildings are severely damaged and/or destroyed.”
According to Alice Andrews, AFSC’s Interim Regional Director for Asia “The American Friends Service Committee will provide an emergency clinic, medicines, and food, concentrating on two villages in Bantul near Yogyakarta where AFSC has an office.
AFSC has already provided an initial grant for immediate relief work to its Indonesian partner organization, the Society for Health, Education and Environment for Peace (SHEEP). Cash donations to the AFSC Crisis Fund can be made via the AFSC website at www.afsc.org or by calling 1-888-588-2372. Contributions by check should be made out to the “AFSC Crisis Fund” and mailed to AFSC Development, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. AFSC is not accepting donations of materials donations or seeking volunteers at present.
“AFSC has had a presence and contacts in Indonesia for more than 35 years through its peace building efforts and international conferences and seminars. Our current work is focused on a response to the tsunami in Aceh province.” said Geri Sicola, AFSC’s Associate General Secretary for International Programs.
Backed by an 87-year history working for peace, justice and reconciliation in troubled areas of the world, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a faith-based organization grounded in Quaker beliefs respecting the dignity and worth of every person. Its humanitarian relief efforts throughout World Wars I and II were among the reasons AFSC and its British counterpart received the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Quakers worldwide.
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The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the belief in the worth of every person and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice
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